Penelope got used to about half of the outdoor development training. She gradually adjusted to it, but the other three in her dormitory were getting worse and worse. They began to practice the techniques of pretending to fall down.
Warren and Penelope were going to register for marriage that week, but Penelope’s personal information was incomplete and couldn’t be provided immediately. They had to postpone it temporarily.
It happened that Warren had to go on a business trip in Europe for probably more than a week. He took Penelope out for dinner and specially asked her to prepare the information. When he came back, they could go to register for marriage immediately.
“A week?” Penelope looked at him.
After a week of outdoor development training, her skin color had gradually moved closer to that of before.
“Yes,” he rubbed his hands and said.
Penelope sighed and said, “Then I couldn’t see you for a long time.”
He raised his hand to touch her hair and said, “When I wasn’t here, you should remember to ask your friend to get the certificates for you.”
“She was busy, and I didn’t know if she was available,” Penelope answered.
“If she wasn’t available, you could go back in person. Anyway, I had to see your complete certificates when I came back,” Warren said.
Penelope frowned and sighed, “Okay.”
Dealing with a person with procrastination, giving her a time limit was the best way.
****
After a meal, Warren went to the airport, and Penelope returned to school.
In the evening, Penelope and Monica chatted by videos. One sat on the bed with a mask, and the other was eating cereal and milk.
“Monica, I need your help,” Penelope said with a smile.
“What? Just go ahead,” Monica replied.
“I got married, so can you help me go to the city hall to get a certificate of residence and other materials needed for marriage?”
Monica paused, then put down the cereal and milk at the speed of light and rushed to a picture on the camera windowsill, “Is that this handsome guy?”
“Yeah…” Penelope replied.
“Penelope… I know you are lucky. I really didn’t mistake it!” Monica laughed as if she were the one getting married.
Penelope smiled silently, waiting for her to calm down.
The other three in the dormitory extended their heads to look at her. Penelope knew that such laughter was too scary. They wanted to know what they were discussing, so she quickly plugged in the headphones.
“Oh, I’m sorry,” she smiled apologetically.
Bella looked at Linda and asked, “I had poor listening. What were they talking about?”
Lucinda stared at the screen of her mobile phone and said, “I didn’t pay attention to it. They seemed to be talking about certificates.”
Bella grabbed her own wet hair and felt a little confused. Was it only she who had heard that Penelope was asking her friend to get some certificates for marriage? Penelope had asked a favor of Monica, but she didn’t know if Monica would get the certificates.
Penelope had sent a proxy to Monica, but she didn’t know if Monica would get the certificates.
****
In the latter part of the outdoor development training, it always rained.
Sometimes it rained heavily, sometimes it drizzled, and everyone always got wet. After a few rains, Penelope actually caught a cold.
After a few rains, Penelope actually caught a cold.
According to their previous lifestyle, Penelope chose to drink a lot of hot water to sweat, and she got well soon. However, when she called Warren last night, he heard the nasal sounds. He forced her to take medicine, and he called her three times a day to supervise her medicine intake.
She didn’t get well for a week and finally fainted directly on the training grounds. Lucinda, who was the closest to her, rushed to help her, and then the instructor asked her to help Penelope go to the infirmary. Thus, Bella could escape the training for half a day.
Everyone envied them. Whether faint on the ground or helping others to the infirmary, it was good to escape the training. The doctor gave her an infusion and a certificate to stop her from attending the next training.
The doctor gave her an infusion and a certificate to stop her from attending the next training.
Bella was drinking a cup of ice water in the room with the air conditioner. She said proudly, “Fortunately, I had been paying attention to you; otherwise, how could such a good thing happen to me?”
Penelope leaned on the bed, and her face was pale. She asked smilingly, “Why had you been paying attention to me?”
“I found you were not in a good condition in the morning. I thought that you might not be able to continue,” Bella patted her hand and said smilingly. “Do you admire me? I was really good at observation.”
Penelope nodded, “Great.”
The doctor came in from the outside and said, “The classmates who sent the patient, are you not returning to the team?”
Bella said reluctantly, “I will stay a little longer…”
The doctor smiled and said, “Your leader is looking for you, saying that you are chosen as a member of the honor guard.”
“What?!” Bella cried.
“Are you overjoyed?” Penelope asked her.
Lucinda covered her face and almost cried. “Should I be happy? The guardian team will have to train at night, which will be harder and more exhausting.”
When Lucinda left, the doctor told Penelope, “After the last bottle, you can go to dinner.”
Penelope reclined on the comfortable hospital bed, and she politely said, “Well, thank you,” in response to the doctor’s help.
His warm smile met her gratitude with a simple, “You’re welcome.”
With a sigh of relief, Penelope prepared to rest, her eyes gently closing. However, the tranquil stillness was abruptly shattered by the insistent ring of her phone.
Startled, she reached for it, curious to see who called her. The caller ID flashed Monica’s name. Penelope couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow as she answered, “You don’t worry about the fee for an international call? Why do you call me directly this time? I have Wi-Fi here.” Her eyes darted to the nearby wall, and a printed sign displayed the Wi-Fi account and password.